Quality of health care for people with developmental disabilities: The challenge of managed care

Mental Retardation

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-15

  Walsh, Kevin K ^a   Kastner, Theodore A ^b  

^a MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

FORECASTING; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MENTAL RETARDATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033073861     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0047-6765(1999)037<0001:QOHCFP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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